We invite professionals from vehicle manufacturers (oems, car, 2 & 3 wheeler, commercial vehicles, and off highway), suppliers, universities, government & related organisations to take part by submitting a technical paper, or to simply attend. Reports of a German automaker cartel come on the heels of the Volkswagen clean diesel” scandal, which revealed that the company masked the fact that its vehicles emitted pollutants greatly exceeding legal limits through the use of defeat devices.” Minami Tamaki filed several lawsuits against Volkswagen alleging that the company cheated consumers and lied to the government.

Looking at deal count, Germany’s BMW was the most active automaker by a wide margin, with more than 30 disclosed investments since 2012, including 10 so far this year. The largest U.S. automaker by sales plans to move used vehicles into Houston, and expressed confidence it can reduce inventories to 850,000 or fewer vehicles by year end. Ford …

The publication also reported that multiple Chinese automakers are weighing a similar bid for the maker of the Jeep, Ram, Chrysler and Dodge brands. So, yes, carmakers may have indeed played a little fast and loose with their emissions testing, but for the EU commission to claim that they are only now recognizing the duplicity of German automakers is a little like Donald Trump Jr. noting that now that you mention it, I may have met with a few Russians.” Credibility, as we are all finding out, is as much when you say as what you say.

Well, according to one study — Supporting Analysis Regarding Test Procedure Flexibilities and Technology Deployment for Review of the Light Duty Vehicle CO2 Regulations — fully 34 per cent of all the improvements European automakers claimed in CO2 reduction between 2002 and 2010 may have been the result of the flexibilities — oh, …

Established in 1974, Minami Tamaki LLP serves clients with legal needs related to Consumer and Employee Rights, Immigration and Nationality, Personal Injury, and Corporate and Business. Still, analysts focused on the potential for Detroit automakers to cut inventories and stabilize used vehicle prices as Gulf Coast residents must replace tens of thousands of vehicles ruined by flood damage. Japanese automaker Mitsubishi ranked 29th on Consumer Reports’ report card, earning an overall score of 51. The line got a road-test score of 46, a good score on predicted reliability and a fair mark for owner satisfaction. However, automakers have been able to protect their profit margins because they have far greater market power than their suppliers.

The German publication Der Spiegel has reported that German automakers formed a wide-ranging cartel to reach agreements related to vehicle technology, costs for components, and suppliers. Automakers either begin preparations for this inevitability or face …

Alfa Romeo: Although Alfa Romeo has avoided the U.S. market for much of the last 2 decades, it’s back now. The admission of cheating ultimately cost the automaker tens of billions of dollars in fines and legal fees, making it one of the most expensive corporate scandals in history. Two points are key for automakers: 1) All of the disruptive forces dissected above — from circularity to the decline of the combustion engine and rising supplier power — will be accelerated by autonomy; and 2) For the first time, the auto industry will be subject to digital network effects, in turn, winner-take-all dynamics. The report says Chinese automakers are facing government pressure to expand business outside China by acquiring foreign companies.

Looking at deal count, Germany’s BMW was the most active automaker by a wide margin, with more than 30 disclosed investments since 2012, including 10 so far this year. …

Please log in. Or click Sign Up to buy a digital subscription or add digital to your existing newspaper subscription. As the head of Automotive Remarketing Services, Silverstein launched a new venture for the automaker, through which the department provided remarketing services for customers outside of the automaker (now a part of the company’s vehicle remarketing division). General Motors, which has been at the top of the list of biggest automakers for most of the past seven decades, sold 4.7 million units in the period. German automaker Volkswagen earned an overall score of 64, good for 23rd on the list.

Reports of a German automaker cartel come on the heels of the Volkswagen clean diesel” scandal, which revealed that the company masked the fact that its vehicles emitted pollutants greatly exceeding legal limits through the use of defeat devices.” Minami Tamaki filed several lawsuits against Volkswagen alleging that the company …

In the summer, Uber rejected an acquisition offer for the self-driving unit by an unnamed automaker. Automakers operate at a different clock speed than the technology industry,” said Chris Stallman, a partner at Fontinalis Partners , a transport-focused venture firm with offices in Detroit and Boston. American automaker Ford ranked 21st on the list, scoring an overall score of 65. The models averaged to a road-test score of 74, and got a good in both predicted reliability and owner satisfaction. If there had been no bailout, Ford, Toyota and Honda would have picked up market share.

Nissan ranked 22nd overall in Consumer Reports’ rankings, earning an overall score of 64. In road-test portion, the Japanese automaker scored a 69, and was good in both owner satisfaction and predicted reliability. South Korean automaker Hyundai placed 12th overall, earning a score of 70. The brand got a 73 on the road-test segment, …

Founded in 1993 by brothers Tom and David Gardner, The Motley Fool helps millions of people attain financial freedom through our website, podcasts, books, newspaper column, radio show, and premium investing services. Tesla briefly held the title of the most valuable car manufacturer in the U.S. earlier this year That valuation had nothing to do with the number of cars Elon Musk’s company was selling, which was (and still is ) a fraction of the output of established automakers like GM or Ford. That said, it’s no secret that automakers have shown more interest in startups lately.

German automaker BMW placed 3rd on Consumer Reports’ report card, with an overall score of 77. The brand got a road-test score of 86, and a very good owner satisfaction rating, along with a good predicted reliability mark. Toyota remains heavily invested in hydrogen fuel-cell research while hedging that bet by partnering with …

Ford’s potential venture with Anhui Zotye would give the Dearborn automaker a partnership with a pioneer in the Chinese all-electric vehicle segment. Fiat Chrysler does have an existing partnership with another Chinese carmaker, Guangzhou Automobile Group, to build some Jeeps for the Chinese market. Fast forward to March 1999, when automaker Renault signed an agreement to take a controlling interest in Nissan of 37 percent and installed Ghosn, then an executive vice president at the French company, as COO. Yes, one-third of all the carbon dioxide reduction that the EU automakers love to brag about — often noting how much more fuel efficient their cars are than our own domestic products — are completely illusory.

Chinese automaker Great Wall is deeply interested” in the iconic American brand, now part of Fiat Chrysler, but politics could derail its ambitions. It’s clear Detroit automakers are focused on improving their sales mix to favor retail over fleet, selling down previously higher inventories and enjoying a continued surge in larger-vehicle demand. Automaker will keep a tight focus on the fastest-growing segment of the two leading markets: small cars. Automaker Volvo will export cars from China to the United States and is going to earn the distinction as the first major global automaker to export cars directly to the U.

Hurricane Harvey did have an adverse effect on deliveries during the last week of August for every automaker but the key U.S. economic fundamentals remain supportive of strong vehicle sales,” GM Chief Economist Mustafa Mohatarem said in a statement. Ford’s potential venture with Anhui Zotye Automobile would give the Dearborn …